TOUCH ME NOT by Adina Pintilie wins Golden Bear for best feature film and Best First Feature Film Award at 68. Berlinale 2018

Feb. 26, 2018

We congratulate Adina Pintilie, our entire team, and all supporters for winning the Golden Bear and the Best First Feature Film Award with TOUCH ME NOT at the 68. Internationalen Filmfestpiele Berlin 2018!

The Golden Bear came as a great surprise to everyone, but being honored with awards by two independent international juries validates the strength of a film that not only in its narration and form, but also in the way it was made embodies the most important values of our European society: equality and freedom.

As a five party co-production by Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and France TOUCH ME NOT is a passionate statement for independent film making and its success should inspire independent filmmakers worldwide with confidence in this important part of the cinema universe.

The project first received development and later production funding from MITTELDEUTSCHEMEDIENFÖRDERUNG (MDM). MDM represents the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, where a large part of the scenes shown in the film were shot and many of the actors and non-actors live and work. We want to thank MDM’s CEO Claas Danielsen and his predecessor Manfred Schmidt as well as the entire MDM team for their courage and faith in the project which became the first feature film by a female Romanian director to enter the competition program of a category A film festival.
We are very proud that a project which Rohfilm Productions co-developed from the very
beginning became this wonderful film TOUCH ME NOT. We would like to thank Adina and everyone involved in its production. TOUCH ME NOT has become nothing less than one of the world’s most discussed films, a deeply human piece of art, relevant and important due to not only its content but also the politics of its making.

Touch Me Not, Adina Pintilie’s debut film, was selected for the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, marking a premiere: she is the first female film director from Romania to participate in the official competition of the festival.
The film is a personal exploration that questions the preconceived ideas we have about intimacy as a fundamental aspect of human existence. Exploring, beyond the taboos, the essential role that intimacy plays in human development, TOUCH ME NOT aims to open new perspectives, educate, promote tolerance and freedom of expression, create a space of self-reflection, provoking the viewer to reevaluate their own ideas about intimacy.
Filmed over a 10-week period between 2015 and 2017, with a mixed cast of professional actors and real people, Touch Me Not brings together people across Europe: Laura Benson (England / France), Tomas Lemarquis (Iceland / France) Christian Bayerlein (Germany), Grit Uhlemann (Germany), Hanna Hofmann (Germany), Seani Love (England / Australia), Irmena Chichikova (Bulgaria) and Dirk Lange (Germany).

Director’s bio-filmography
Graduated in 2008 from the National University of Drama and Film Bucharest, Adina Pintilie is a young Romanian visual artist and filmmaker, often awarded in prestigious international film festivals. At the border between fiction, documentary and visual art, her work is very particular in the new Romanian cinema landscape, standing out through a highly personal visual style, the courage to experiment in cinematic language and an uncompromising exploration of human psyche.
Since 2010 until present, Adina Pintilie is also the curator of the Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival BIEFF (www.bieff.ro).

THE YOUNG KARL MARX - DVD/ Blu-ray is out now

Nov. 20, 2017

Christmas is near and we know the perfect present: The DVD and Blu-ay of our Film THEYOUNGKARLMARX is out now. For more information and the Trailer click here

German Cinema Premiere of THREE PEAKS/ DREI ZINNEN

Nov. 20, 2017

We are very happy to announce that our film THREEPEAKS/ DREIZINNEN by Jan Zabeil will have it’s German cinema premiere at 21st of December 2017.
Don’t miss it!

THREE PEAKS - The website is online

THREEPEAKS by Jan Zabeil has it’s own website now. Follow this link and check out the latest news and trailer of the film: Drei Zinnen/ Three Peaks

THREE PEAKS wins Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino at Hofer Filmtage

Nov. 1, 2017

We are very happy and proud that our film THREEPEAKS (DREI ZINNEN) won the Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino last week at Hofer Filmtage! One more reason to to go to the cinemas when THREEPEAKS is starting its Cinema-Tour from 14th December 2017.

THREE PEAKS is the opening film at Hofer Filmtage

Okt. 17, 2017

We are happy to announce, that THREEPEAKS/ DREIZINNEN by Jan Zabeil will be the opening film at 51. Internationale Hofer Filmtage on October, 24th. We are looking forward to see you there!

HISTORY'S FUTURE by Fiona Tan at IFFR

Jan. 18, 2016

We are happy to announce that HISTORY‘S FUTURE by Fiona Tan will have it’s world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2016. The film has been selected for the Tiger Awards competition.

History’s Future is one man’s odyssey through a Europe in turmoil – and through his own mind. The film is directed by Fiona Tan and features Mark O’Halloran, Denis Lavant, Anne Consigny, Rifka Lodeizen, Brian Gleeson and Johanna ter Steege.

Festival director Bero Beyer: “I am particularly happy that, with Fiona Tan’s HISTORY’S FUTURE, we will be able to present the world premiere of a cinematographically strong film. The maker’s unique way of working and distinct voice as an auteur make this a marvellous, engaging and intriguing film. The kind of envelope-pushing experience Rotterdam has always promoted.”

The International Film Festival Rotterdam will run from the 27th January to 7th February 2016.
The premiere will be on Thursday, 28th of January.

LUNCHBOX nominated for BAFTA awards

LUNCHBOX by Ritesh Batra is nominated for the BAFTA Awards 2015.
Our Indish-German co-production starring Nimrat Kaur and Irrfan Khan is nominated in the “Film not in the English Language” category.

For more information please click here or visit the official German homepage with trailers, recipes and more: www.lunchbox-derfilm.de

ZURICH by Sacha Polak at Berlinale Forum 2015

Jan. 15, 2015

We are happy to announce the international premiere of our Dutch-German-Belgian co-production ZURICH by Sacha Polak at the Forum at the 65th Berlinale. ZURICH is a musical roadmovie starring Wende Snijders and Sascha Alexander Gersak.

40 DAYS OF SILENCE at 64th Berlin International Film Festival

Jan. 28, 2014

We are happy to announce that our German-Dutch-French co-production 40 DAYS OF SILENCE (aka CHILLA) by Saodat Ismailova will celebrate its world premiere on Friday, 7th of February, 07:00 p.m. at this year’s Berlinale in the section Forum.

Ismailova’s drama about a young woman, who takes refuge in her grandmother’s house to sit out the traditional vow of silence, is nominated for The Best First Feature Award.

PIERROT for FAR END OF THE MILKY WAY!

Jan. 20, 2014

Congratulations to Leopold Grün and Dirk Uhlig, all crew members and protagonists!

Both directors won the PIERROT for best documentary presented by Charlie Hübner last Friday, 17th january, at this year’s Bayerischer Filmpreis for our documentary FAREND OF THEMILKYWAY (AM ENDEDERMILCHSTRASSE).

THE LUNCHBOX German Premiere

Nov. 15, 2013

Our Indian-French-German co-production THELUNCHBOX celebrated in the presence of director Ritesh Batra and his leading actress Nimrat Kaur the German premiere at the Kino International on 13th of November.

ZURICH Shooting started

Nov. 15, 2013

The shooting of Sacha Polakʼs (HEMEL) new feature film ZURICH, our Dutch-German-Belgian co-production, takes currently place in Saxony-Anhalt.

Synopsis: When love of her life Boris (44), a lorry driver with a strong and captivating personality, gets killed in an accident Nina (36) finds out that he’s been leading a double life all along. As it turns out, during their relationship of ten years, he was married to someone else and had a second family. The shock of both the sudden lost and long-lasting deceit causes her to lose her balance.

THE LUNCHBOX Festival dates

Okt. 30, 2013

Before our Indian-French-German co-production THELUNCHBOX by Ritesh Batra appears in German cinemas, there is the chance to see the film at the Biberacher Filmfestspiele and at the Filmfest Braunschweig:

DER FLUSS WAR EINST EIN MENSCH German TV premiere 16.10.2013

Okt. 7, 2013

To all who didn’t have a chance to see THERIVERUSED TO BE A MAN (DER FLUSSWAREINSTEINMENSCH) by Jan Zabeil, starring Alexander Fehling, in cinema:
German TV premiere is on wednesday, 16th october | 10pm | SWR/SR.

MY SWEET PEPPER LAND in Cannes 2013!

April 29, 2013

We are happy to announce that our French-German co-production MY SWEETPEPPERLAND (aka AGA) by Hiner Saleem is selected for the section Un Certain Regard at this year’s Festival de Cannes.
Along with Ritesh Batra’s THELUNCHBOX at the Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes, Rohfilm presents two films at the Croisette 2013.

LOLA in bronze for LORE

April 27, 2013

We are proud to announce that our German-Australian-Britisch coproduction LORE by Cate Shortland won the Deutschen Filmpreis (German Film Award) for best Feature Film in bronze last night (friday, 26th of april 2013)!
Thanks to all of the team, our supporters and our friends!
More information about LORE: here

THE LUNCHBOX at Semaine de la Critique 2013

April 23, 2013

We are happy to announce the world premiere of our Indian-French-German co-production THELUNCHBOX (DABBA) by Ritesh Batra will take place at this year’s ‘Semaine de la Critique’ at the 66th Festival de Cannes.
More information about the film: here

FAR END OF THE MILKY WAY Festival dates

April 18, 2013

To all who didn’t have the chance to see Dirk Uhlig’s and Leopold Grün’s documentary FAREND OF THEMILKYWAY so far, here the festival dates for the next months:

We are stunned and proud and would like to thank everybody who helped making this film possible.
Let’s keep fingers crossed for the award ceremony on 26th of April!

Silver Bear for HARMONY LESSONS

Feb. 17, 2013

Aziz Zhambakiyev won the Silver Bear at the 63. Berlinale for an outstanding artistic contribution on the category camera in our Kazakh-German co-production UROKIGARMONII (HARMONY LESSONS) by Emir Baigazin.

Also it was awarded the prize of The Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury for best feature film.

Jakub Bejnarowicz wins German Film Critics Award

Feb. 11, 2013

Congratulations to Jakub Bejnarowicz!
Tonight he was awarded with the prize for best camera for his cinematographic work in THERIVERUSED TO BE A MAN by Jan Zabeil.
For more information please click here.

Saskia Rosendahl AACTA Award for Best Young Actor

Jan. 31, 2013

Congratulations to Saskia Rosendahl!
Last night she won the AACTA Award for Best Young Actor for her stunning performance in our Australian-German-British coproduction LORE by Cate Shortland.

HARMONY LESSONS in Berlinale competition

LORE AURORA Award / Tromsø International Film Festival

Jan. 22, 2013

Last Saturday LORE was awarded the Aurora Prize by the international Jury at the Tromsø International Film Festival.
The Jury said about LORE:
“The Aurora prize goes to a sensible film about the transformation of a young girl within the circumstances of war. Her perceptions of good and bad, right and wrong are questioned in this suspenseful drama. The intense, daring and tactile cinematography brings the drama very close to the viewer(...)”

Max Richter wins Bavarian Film Award for LORE

Jan. 22, 2013

Congratulations to Max Richter for the Bavarian Film Prize for Best Film Music for our German-Australien-British co-production LORE by Cate Shortland.

ROHFILM at Berlinale 2013

Jan. 18, 2013

We are glad to participate in the COMPANYMATCHING programme of the Berlinale Co-Production Market among 6 companies from around the globe.
For more information please visit www.efm-berlinale.de.

LORE, our German-Australian-British co-production by Cate Shortland, will be presented in the German Cinema-LOLA@BERLINALE section on Tuesday, 12th of february 2013, 11.30 am, at Cinemaxx 1.

Also, Saskia Rosendahl, starring LORE, is going to be at Berlinale as she is the German SHOOTINGSTAR 2013. For more information about the SHOOTINGSTAR 2013 please visit European Film Promotion.

Saskia Rosendahl is German Shooting Star 2013

Dez. 12, 2012

Congratulations to Saskia Rosendahl!
European Film Promotion (EFP) just announced that she is the German SHOOTINGSTAR 2013.
Saskia convinced the international jury with her performance in our German-Australian coproduction LORE by Cate Shortland:
“Saskia is able to transform herself and show an incredible range of emotions – without very much dialogue. She is a true natural talent and, with Lore, is making a phenomenal debut performance as she embarks on the transition from a child into a woman.” (www.shooting-stars.eu)
So, let’s wait for the next year to come for Saskia with a lot of exciting events and festivals.

LORE nominated at AACTA 2013 for 8 awards

Dez. 3, 2012

We are proud to announce that our German Australian coproduction LORE by Cate Shortland is nominated for amazing 8 awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2013 in the following categories: – Best Film – Best Direction – Best Adapted Screenplay – Best Cinematography – Best Sound – Best Production Design – Best Costume Design – Best Young Actor: Saskia Rosendahl
Let’s keep fingers crossed for decisions in early 2013. LORE is also the official Australian Oscar® entry 2013.

And last but not least don’t forget to keep fingers crossed for final Oscar® choices in january; LORE and DJECA – Children of Sarajevo are two out of only 11 entries made by women for Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards (71 entries in total). The Hollywood Reporter says about LORE (Australian entry): “Sounds like Oscar® candy.” and for DJECA (Bosnia & Herzegovina’s choice) it quotes THR‘s Megan Lehmann: “compelling central perfomance of dark-eyed Marija Pikic.”

LORE by Cate Shortland starts in German cinemas on 01.11.12

Nov. 1, 2012

Cate Shortlands award winning new production LORE starts in German cinemas on 01.11.12.
Please find a cinema in your town screening LORE with Kinofinder.

FAR END OF THE MILKY WAY (aka RANDLAND) at the 55th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (DOK Leipzig)

Okt. 15, 2012

FAREND OF THEMILKYWAY (aka RANDLAND) is selected for the GERMANCOMPETITIONDOCUMENTARYFILM at the 55th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (DOK Leipzig). The Festival will be held from 29th October to 4th November 2012.

The film will celebrate it’s world premiere on Tuesday the 30th OCTOBER 2012 at 2pm at the cinema “CINESTAR 7”. In addition, there will be two more
screenings. On Thursday the 1st NOVEMBER at 7:30pm (Cinestar 7) and on SATURDAY the 3rd November at 5:30pm (Passage Kino Wintergarten).

The crew and the protagonist will attend the screenings.

For further information, please visit the DOK Leipzig or our Randland Facebook Site.

LORE - Hamburg Film Critics Award 2012 & Hesse Film Award 2012

We are proud to announce that Cate Shortland’s LORE won this years Hamburg Film Critics Award at the Filmfest Hamburg and also the Hesse Film Award for the Best Feature Film 2012.

LORE and DJECA - CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO selected for nomination at the 85th Academy Awards

Sept. 17, 2012

We are happy to announce that Cate Shortland’s LORE was selected as the Australian entry and Aida Begic’s DJECA – CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO has been selected as the Bosnian-Herzegovinian entry for a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards®!

The 25th European Film Awards: DJECA - CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO in EFA selection 2012

Sept. 13, 2012

DJECA – CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO was selected on the recommendation list for a nomination for the 25th European Film Awards 2012!
We are looking forward to 3rd November 2012 when the nominations will be announced at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain.

LORE and DJECA - CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO at the 56th BFI London International Film Festival

Sept. 7, 2012

We are proud to announce that Cate Shortland’s LORE is selected for the OFFICIALCOMPETITION Section and Aida Begic’s DJECA – CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO is selected for the DEBATE Section at the 56th BFI London International Film Festival (10 – 21 October 2012).

LORE at the 65th International Filmfestival Locarno

LORE by Cate Shortland was awarded the audience award of the Piazza Grande in Locarno Prix du Public UBS.

LORE at the 65th International Filmfestival Locarno and as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival

Juli 17, 2012

We are happy to announce the international premiere of our German-Australian-British co-production LORE by Cate Shortland at the 65th International Filmfestival Locarno 2012 on Thursday, 2nd of August, 9:30 pm at the Piazza Grande.

SYNOPSIS Spring 1945 and the German resistance collapses. As the Allied forces sweep across the Motherland five children embark on a journey which will challenge every notion we have of family, love and friendship. What happens to our youngest after war ends? Based on the Booker nominee novel THEDARKROOM, by Rachel Seiffert. From the dircetor of SOMERSAULT.

Djeca - Children of Sarajevo at the 65th Festival de Cannes

Juni 14, 2012

Special Distinction of the Jury – Un Certain Regard, FF Cannes 2012

DJECA (Children) at the 65th Festival de Cannes

Mai 3, 2012

We are happy to announce the world premiere of our Bosnian-German-French-Turkish co-production DJECA (Children) by Aida Begić in ‘Un Certain Regard’ at the 65th Festival de Cannes 2012 on Monday, 21st of May, 11am at Salle Debussy.

SYNOPSIS Rahima (23) and Nermin (14) are orphans of the Bosnian war. They live in Sarajevo, a transitional society that has lost its moral compass, including in the way it treats children of the people who were killed fighting for the freedom of their city.
After crime-prone adolescent years, Rahima has found comfort in Islam and she hopes her brother will follow in her footsteps. Their life of bare survival becomes even more difficult after Nedim gets into a fistfight at school with the son of a local strongman. This incident triggers a chain of events leading Rahima and to the discovery that her young brother leads a double life…

THE BIG EDEN is nominated for the German Film Award 2012

THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN in competition for Max Ophüls Prize

Jan. 19, 2012

We are happy to announce that THERIVERUSED TO BE A MAN by Jan Zabeil is shown at the film festival Max Ophüls Preis in the main competition.

Synopsis A young German travels through a country in Africa. He meets an old fisherman near a river, who takes him deep into the wilderness in his wooden boat. The next morning, he finds himself alone in the middle of an endless delta. Here his intimate battle with death, his fears and perceptions of the outside world begins. After days of drifting through the wilderness, he ends up in a very isolated village, far away from civilization. But his odyssey is not over yet. His continuous loss of control leads him further into a world far beyond his own comprehension.
The young director Jan Zabeil and his actor Alexander Fehling launch themselves into the abyss of being a stranger in a foreign world.

NEW DIRECTORS AWARD for THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN

Okt. 5, 2011

THERIVERUSED TO BE A MAN by Jan Zabeil won the NEWDIRECTORSAWARD at the 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival!
The film, starring german Shooting Star Alexander Fehling, has been awarded in the competition for first and second feature films in the Zabaltegi section of the festival and is rewarded with 90.000 Euros.
This prize is one reason more to thank everyone involved in planning and producing the film.

Shooting start of Cate Shortland's LORE

Juli 19, 2011

Today the shooting for Cate Shortland’s (SOMERSAULT) new feature film LORE started in Görlitz. Cate Shortland and Robin Mukherjee adapted a novella from the the Booker Prize nominated THEDARKROOM by Rachel Seifert about five children on their way through post-war Germany.

Synopsis Spring 1945 and the German resistance collapses. As the Allied forces sweep across the Motherland five children embark on a journey which will challenge every notion we have of family, love and friendship. What happens to our youngest after war ends?

THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN wins Young German Cinema Award for best producer

Juni 30, 2011

This years´ FILMFEST MÜNCHEN awards Rohfilm with its “Young German Cinema Award for BESTPRODUCER” ! We are very happy for having received this award and would like to thank everyone involved, especially director Jan Zabeil and the extraordinary actor Alexander Fehling, but also the crew: Jakub Bejnarovicz-Director of Photography, Anton Feist-Sound and Florian Miosge-Editor.

THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN at the 29th Filmfest München

Juni 6, 2011

We are happy to announce that our film THERIVERUSED TO BE A MAN by Jan Zabeil will be premiering at this years Filmfest München in the section “Neue deutsche Kinofilme”.

Synopsis A young German travels through a country in Africa. He meets an old fisherman near a river, who takes him deep into the wilderness in his wooden boat.
The next morning, he finds himself alone in the middle of an endless delta. Here his intimate battle with death, his fears and perceptions of the outside world begins. After days of drifting through the wilderness, he ends up in a very isolated village, far away from civilization. But his odyssey is not over yet. His continuous loss of control leads him further into a world far beyond his own comprehension.
The young director Jan Zabeil and his actor Alexander Fehling launch themselves into the abyss of being a stranger in a foreign world.

THE SLUT at the 64th Festival de Cannes

April 21, 2011

We are happy to announce that the Israeli-German co-production THESLUT by Hagar Ben-Asher will be premiering in the Semaine de la Critique at the 64th Festival de Cannes in May 2011.

Synopsis Tamar’s behavior is fixed. One man after another, a hand job, a blow job, and so on. But she is also the mother of Mika and Noa, 12 and 8. She no longer seeks redemption, until Shai arrives. He comes in order to handle his dead mother’s property. Shai is not aware of Tamar’s behavior, but soon enough discovers her way. He does not care for it, for he thinks he can save her. They fall in love and soon Tamar stops messing around. The tightly knit society is skeptical of her purification process, but true trouble lies in this new daily routine creating a harsh sense of emptiness in Tamar’s core.

SONG FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS on Arte

März 1, 2011

We are glad to announce that our film SONGFROMTHESOUTHERNSEAS (Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, France, 2008) will be shown on Arte on March 2nd 2011 at 10:50 pm.

Rohfilm at 61st Berlin International Film Festival

Jan. 21, 2011

We are very happy to announce that two of our films will be presented at the 61. Berlin International Film Festival.

The argentinian co-production A MYSTERIOUSWORLD (Un Mundo Misterioso) by Rodrigo Moreno (El Custodio, 2006) will have its world premiere in the COMPETITION and the latest documentary by Peter Dörfler, THEBIGEDEN, will be presented in the section PANORAMA.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Berlinale!

NOISE wins Audience Award at Brooklyn IFF

Juni 14, 2010

Our short film NOISE (directed by Esther Löwe) won the Audience Award at this years edition of the Brooklyn International Film Festival. For more information visit http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org

ACHTERBAHN wins 'Best Documentary 2009' by German Film Critics Association

Feb. 15, 2010

The Association of German Film Critics awarded ACHTERBAHN (CATAPULT) by Peter Dörfler the prize for ‘Best Documentary 2009’.

The Association of German Film Critics (VdFk) awards annually the best german productions of the year. It is the only german film prize picked exclusively by critics. Over 300 members of the union chose the winning films from german movies that were shown in between January, the 1st 2009, and December, the 31st 2009, at german cinemas or domestic and international film festivals.

ACHTERBAHN (CATAPULT) DVD release April 2010

ACHTERBAHN (CATAPULT) in cinemas on July 2nd

Juni 23, 2009

Synopsis Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their rollercoasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 years old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son.

YURI'S DAY at the 27th Filmfest München

Juni 2, 2009

YURI‘S DAY by Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov will have it’s German premiere at the 27th Filmfest München held June 26th to July 4th.

Synopsis The successful opera diva Lyuba takes a last trip to the remote town of Yuriev in the middle of nowhere. Wanting to sell all her property here she uses the opportunity to show her adolescent son Andrey, where she grew up in order to finally leave her hometown behind forever. Mother and son wander aimlessly through the streets of this alien place until something unforeseen happens and Andrey disappears mysteriously.

JAFFA by Keren Yedaya at the 62nd Festival de Cannes

We are happy to announce that the Israeli-French-German co-production JAFFA by Keren Yedaya will be premiering in the Official Selection (out of competition) at the 62nd Festival de Cannes this year.

Synopsis Mali and her family live in Jaffa, where they own a garage. Taufik and his father Hasan work for them. The relationship between the Jewish owners and the Arab workers is supposedly good but under the surface other emotions bustle. Mali and Taufik have been having a stormy affair for several months now that seems to have come naturally. They keep the forbidden affair a secret and very much fear the reaction of their families. When Mali accidentally gets pregnant, they must act.

Director Keren Yedaya, whose debut OR (MON TRESOR) won the Camera D’Or and Grand Prix Semaine de la Critique in 2004, is returning to Cannes with an unusual melodrama. Led by the hypnotic performances of Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz, Mahmud Shalaby and Moni Moshonov and the mesmerizing cinematography of Pierre Aim (BIENVENUE CHEZLES CH’TIS, LA HAINE) JAFFA is a heart-rending love story, a barometer of the mental state of a country and homage to the heyday of Egyptian cinema.

Rohfilm at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival

Feb. 15, 2009

We have the pleasure to present the world premiere of ACHTERBAHN / CATAPULT by Peter Dörfler (Perspektive Deutsches Kino) and our festival success SNOW by Aida Begic (Generation 14+).